Running along the western edge of Nagano Prefecture, the Northern Alps, or Hida Mountain Range as they’re known in Japanese, […]
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All of my many adventures in Japan!
雷滝 — The Waterfall That Sounds Like Thunder
Sometimes if I have down time at work, I do some exploring on Google Maps. This entails just zooming in […]
黒姫高原コスモス園 — Kurohime Cosmos
Ohhhh how I love this place <3. Easily one of my favorite spots in Nagano, the slopes of the Kurohime […]
Tamagawa Onsen — A Land of Hokutolite and Fumaroles
When I read about Tamagawa Onsen online, it said that it is not usually a tourist destination, but more a […]
Climbing Mt. Fuji — The Descent
Mt. Fuji Summit Time: ~9am Elevation: 3,775m To read about our ascent, click here! To read about our time at […]
Climbing Mt. Fuji — The Summit Shuffle
Subashiri Trail Station 7.5 Time: 1am Elevation: 3,200m To read the first part of this series, the ascent, click here! […]
Climbing Mt. Fuji — The Ascent
Subashiri Trail 5th Station Time: 9am Elevation: 2,000m Our fantastic band of hikers made it to the 5th Station around […]
Daio Wasabi Farm
One day, while trying to find something to get us out of the house, Hunter suggested we check out a […]
The Naruto Whirlpools
We told ourselves that we would hit the whirlpools if we had time on the way back; we ended up […]
案山子の村 — The Village of Scarecrows
I learned about this place through a video that made the rounds on Facebook a couple of years ago. In […]
A Passport and Chopsticks 